This Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 police booking photo provided by the Redondo Beach Police Department shows Los Angeles Kings' defenseman Slava Voynov. Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov faces a March trial date on a charge of beating his wife. City News Service says Voynov pleaded not guilty to a felony domestic violence charge at his arraignment Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Redondo Beach Police Department
Republished December 29, 2014 - 4:43 PM
Original Publication Date December 29, 2014 - 1:05 PM
TORRANCE, Calif. - Los Angeles Kings defenceman Slava Voynov faces a March trial on a charge of beating his wife.
Voynov, 24, pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony count of corporal injury to a spouse with great bodily injury at his re-arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court, City News Service reported.
The Russian Olympian was arraigned after his arrest Oct. 20 but had to go through the process again after a judge found earlier this month that there was enough evidence to proceed to trial.
A preliminary trial date of March 2 was set, and Voynov is due back in court Jan. 28 for a pretrial hearing.
The two-time Stanley Cup champ is accused of choking and hitting his wife and pushing her into a TV in their bedroom after an argument that began at a Halloween party on Oct. 19. A cut over her eye required eight stitches.
Voynov's wife, Marta Varlamova, wrote a letter to prosecutors saying her injuries were accidental, though a judge didn't accept that evidence during the preliminary hearing.
Voynov has been indefinitely suspended by the NHL while the case is pending.
News from © The Associated Press, 2014